How Seven Children Died In Zamfara Explosion

By Ogechi Okorie Zamfara (Precise Post) – The circumstances souroundi the death of seven children in an explosion that rocked Magami village in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State are beginning to emerge. The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs in the state, Abubakar Dauran, while confirming the incident said the victims ignorantly picked an explosive device in the bush when they went searching for firewood. File photo According to Channels TV, it exploded when they were playing it and six were said to have died instantly while others were left with various degrees of injury.  Those who sustained injuries were immediately taken to an undisclosed hospital in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, for treatment. Dauran later got information that one of the victims taken to the hospital also died, pushing the number of deaths to seven.  He said the state had put measures in place to prevent future occurrences of the such an incident. Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has created 10 additional police outstations in different villages of the state. He has also …

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Wike Eulogises Okonjo-Iweala Over Her Emergence As WTO DG

By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – River State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has eulogised the Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala over her emergence as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Wike reminded that throughout Okonjo-Iweala’s career both at the World Bank and as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, she had consistently demonstrated an exceptional taste for transparency, and passion for equity. He stated this in a statement released via his official twitter handle assured that the former minister who contributed to the economic successes of so many nations, will usher in a new era in the WTO. Wike who congratulated Dr Okonjo-Iweala on behalf of the Government and people of Rivers State, expressed confident that she will remain  committed  to her principles of transparency, accountability and equity, which the world is yearning for. The statement reads: The world has entered  in a new epoch with the appointment of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala  as the  Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Dr Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the WTO,  is beacon of hope …

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